Service-holder for carrying dishes



H. Z'OIA.

SERVICE HOLDER FOR CARRYING DISHES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.1919.

1 ,330,568. Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.19I9.

Patented Feb. 10,1920;

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UNITED STATES PAT 1% *NT OFFICE.

HECTOR ZOIA, or ctnvnnanzo, 01am):

SERVICE-HOLDER FOR CARRYING- DISHES.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hncron Zorn, a sub ject of the Government of Italy,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Service-Holders forCarrying Dishes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device used for carrying dishes containingfood, particularly adapted for use in hotels, restaurants, country clubsand the like, where waiters are burdened with numerous orders to becarried to the same or adjoining tables. An

important advantage in the use of the device is the fact that afterbeing placed over the food with a second plate upon the top thereof theheat of the food is retained, consequently keeping the same at an eventemperature from the time when it is placed upon the dish until it isserved.

Further advantages of the device are, cheapness of manufacture,attractiveness of appearance and the provision of means embodied thereinallowing the device to be folded in 'a compact manner for storingpurposes.

A still further object of the invention is in the provision of meanswhich prevent the device fromtilting at an angle upon the plate. Thiswill be found advantageous when it is desired to carry numerous platesin tiers, for if the bottom holder were to be placed at a slight anglethe topmost dish would not remain in place. Other and more limitedobjects of the invention will become apparent in the followingdescription and claims.

Referring particularly to the drawings in which like reference numeralsdesignate simi lar parts throughout the various views, Figure 1 is acentral vertical section through the device in position, a plate forminga second tier-being shown in dot and dash lines upon the top of thedevice to point out clearly the position it assumes when in use, itbeing understood that a plurality of tiers may be carried at the sametime; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device; Fig. 3 is a sectionaldetail with the holder at an angle to indicate thereby the use of therubber cushions Fig. 4 is a central sectional view similar to Fig. 1 ofa modified form of device and Fig. 5 is a perspective thereof.

The device comprises an annular shell 6 with its vertical walls slightlyconcaved to Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb,1(), 1920.

Application filed July 2, 1919. Serial No. 308,126.

provide greater strength and, which may be of any desired heightaccording tothe use it is. desired to be put. The upper and lower edgesare turned inwardlyv at substantially right angles to the shell as shownat 7 and 8 to form, a greater and firmer bearing surface for the plateand to provide rigidity for the, shell. Theshell is transversely splitat 9 and provided with hinges 10 which may be riveted or otherwisesecured to the device allowing it, to be folded more compactly and alsopermitting nesting one within the other when storing.

It is obvious that when the device is made of metal any greasy substanceupon the surface of the plate will cause it to slide, thereby preventingthe piling of one upon the other, and to prevent this I provide rubberbumpers 11, eight of such being shown, although it is obvious'that anydesired number may be employed. These are secured to the shell proper bymeans of metal sockets soldered to the device and are placed slightlyabove the bottom of the shell for the purpose of preventing them fromtouching the plate when the plate is at a perfectly vertical positionand to prevent them from accumulating any grease which would de* creasetheir efficiency, but should the device be placed in any other positionthan the vertical some of the bumpers would engage the plate and preventthe device from slipping thereupon, as particularly shown in Fig. 3.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a modified form substantially of the sameconstruction I as hereinbefore described but provided with annularrubber cushions l212 provided with a bead w iich is secured Within a.similar shaped bead 1313 formed upon the upper and lower inturned edgesof the shell. This form is also transversely split at 14: and providedwith hinges 15 to allow for folding, although in a cheaper constructionthese may be omitted.

In use the device is placed upon a plate 16 over and around the food,indicated conveniently at 17 a second plate is then placed upon thedevice, if food is upon the second plate a second device may be placedtherearound and a third plate placed upon its top may form a covertherefor, and this piling up of tiers of plates may continue until suchtime as the waiter can carry no more, providing a means whereby thewaiter may carry the same conveniently.

It is evident that the device may be made of a cheap inferior grade ofmetal, embossed and plated, or that it may be made of papier mach,providing thereby a very attractive and useful device and while I haveshown this particular type of device in the illustration it isvevidentthat various other forms may suggest themselves and I do not wish tolimit myself further than is required by the state of the art or thatwhich is within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A dish holder comprising an open an nular shell adapted .to rest upona lower plate and to support another upper plate or other dish, saidshell being of sufficient height to inclose food upon the lower plateand support the upper plate out of contact therewith, .said shell beingformed in sections hinged together adjacent one of its circular edges,to fold the sections to parallelism.

2. A dish holder comprising an annular shell adapted to rest upon alower plate and.

to support another upper plate or other dish, said shell being ofsuflicient height to inclose food upon the lower plate and support theupper plate out of contact therewith, said shell being provided withrubber rings at the edges thereof, to engage the plates and preventslipping.

In testimony whereof, I do aifix my signature in presence o1 twowitnesses.

HECTOR ZOIA.

